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Tip of the Spear DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
Free field guide · Updated quarterly
The Industrial Base Funding Field Guide 2026 profiles 16 federal funding offices and lists every public industrial base award since January 2025, so program offices and contracting officers know where to go first.
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Inside the guide
First call
What to do first when a supplier fails, from rated orders and GIDEP to source approval, before any funding program
The offices
16 profiles covering what each office funds, typical award size, timeline and how to engage
The sectors
One-page briefs on drones, missiles and hypersonics, rocket motors, munitions, shipbuilding, microelectronics, space, critical minerals and more
The data
172 awards in Excel with UEI, CAGE, NAICS, state and a source on every row
Who built it
I spent ten years in the Marine Corps. Today I work as an analyst for defense and national security companies. I write Tip of the Spear, where every Thursday forecast gets a date and a public grade.
BD and supplier teams use the same guide to see where capacity money is going and which chokepoints are still open.
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